GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CHESS PERFORMANCE

Are participation rates sufficient to explain gender differences in chess performance?

Investigating gender differences in research performance of Iranian medical faculty members: a scientometric study

Background: Gender differences in scientometric indicators among medical faculty members in Iran was investigated. Methods: The Research performance of the faculty at all universities and institutes of medical sciences in Iran was assessed using the Iranian Scientometric Information Database (ISID) on June 12, 2021. Selected variables in our study were name, gender, university, degree, academi...

Gender differences in undergraduate performance in psychiatry

Earlier research reported that female undergradu ates performed significantly better than their male counterparts in medical school examinations. Such findings were partly explained by biases in admission policies with women (who formed only 25% of the student body) being higher achievers than men prior to entry to medical school. While some recent studies provide evidence of higher achievement...

Sex differences in chess performance: Analyzing participation rates, age, and practice in chess tournaments ¬リニ¬リニ¬リニ

a r t i c l e i n f o This study analyzed sex differences in chess Elo ratings with chess tournament data. We evaluated whether sex differences were due to differential participation rates of males and females, and whether age and practice were able to predict differences in chess ability. There were meaningful sex differences in Elo ratings unrelated to different participation rates. Age and p...

Gender Differences in Competition: Running Performance in 1,500 Meter Tournaments

Gender differences in outcomes are often explained by gender differences in competitiveness. Using evidence from the outdoor World Championships and Olympics 1,500 meter event, this paper investigates whether gender differences exist in the behavior of runners. Results indicate that there are some gender differences in the competition. Where the gender differences exist, the evidence indicates ...